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Reception and Year 1 in England

Kindergarten science

Every kindergarten science skill on Eurekami: 33 skills in 10 areas, each with a worked example, free practice that checks answers as you go, and printable worksheets with answer keys.

Mixed kindergarten review

Ten questions from across the year, a quick way to see what is secure and what needs another look.

Working scientifically

Observing with our senses

CCSS NGSS.SEP 3England: KS1 Working scientifically

Example

Which sense would you use to notice whether water is warm or cold?

  1. We use our skin, especially our fingers, to feel.
  2. So the answer is: touch (skin)

Answer: touch (skin)

Plants

Parts of a plant

CCSS NGSS.1-LS1-1England: KS1 Y1 Plants

Example

Which part of a plant makes seeds?

  1. Flowers make seeds so new plants can grow.
  2. So the answer is: the flower

Answer: the flower

Test what a plant needs: light and water

CCSS NGSS.K-LS1-1CCSS NGSS.SEP 3England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural worldEngland: KS1 Y2 Plants

Example

One plant is kept in a dark cupboard and one on a sunny windowsill. Which grows green and strong?

  1. Plants need light to make food, so the one in the light grows well.
  2. So the answer is: the plant on the windowsill

Answer: the plant on the windowsill

Human body and health

Body parts and the five senses

CCSS NGSS.1-LS1-1CCSS NGSS.4-LS1-2England: KS1 Y1 Animals, including humans

Example

Which body part do you use for feeling a cold ice cube?

  1. We feel touch, heat and cold with our skin.
  2. So the answer is: skin

Answer: skin

Healthy habits: washing, sleep, exercise and water

CCSS NGSS.K-LS1-1England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural worldEngland: KS1 Y2 Animals, including humans

Example

Is this a healthy or an unhealthy habit: eating sweets all day?

  1. These habits can make you ill or tired.
  2. So the answer is: unhealthy habit

Answer: unhealthy habit

Space

What we see in the day sky and the night sky

CCSS NGSS.1-ESS1-1England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural worldEngland: KS1 Y1 Seasonal changes

Example

When can you see this in the sky: the Milky Way?

  1. In the dark night sky we can see faint lights that the bright day sky hides.
  2. So the answer is: only in the night sky

Answer: only in the night sky

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